We see ravens at Race Rocks especially in winter months They occupy the ecological niche of a typical scavenger. We can distinguish them from the North-western crow by their large size and their enlarged beak. Thanks to Pam Birley for capturing these images and forwarding them to us in November, 2007.
Pam took another set of images showing raven-eagle interactions at race Rocks
Also see other references to ravens in these posts
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- There are some great photos of Raven-Eagle interactions in PB’s photo album March, 2007
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- Ravens are frequent winter visitors scavenging around Great Race Rocks.
Scientific classification |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Corvus |
| Species: |
C. corax
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| Binomial name | |
| Corvus corax | |
 Return to the Race Rocks Taxonomyand Image File |
 The Race Rocks taxonomy is a collaborative venture originally started with the Biology and Environmental Systems students of Lester Pearson College UWC. It now also has contributions added by Faculty, Staff, Volunteers and Observers on the remote control webcams. Somealea PhoungPC year 34 |